Standing folder

ABSTRACT

A folder includes a casing with multiple leaves inside the casing and a support provided at a rear side of the casing to stand the folder on a surface. The support has a first seam and a second seam so that the support is able to transform into a triangle at the rear side of the casing by folding the first seam and the second seam to stand the folder.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a folder, and more particularly tostanding folder having a support foldably formed on a rear side of thefolder and a recessed area defined in the rear side of the folder tocorrespond to a free end of the support so that when the free end of thesupport is received in the recessed area, the folder is able to standupright by itself.

2. Description of the Prior Art

A folder (5), as shown in FIG. 5, is used to receive files so that theuser is able to check and review the information easily by categories ofthe files. In order to receive as many files as possible within afolder, most folders have plurality of leaves (51) inside the foldersuch that information of the same category is received inside the folderfor easy access. However, when the user is reviewing the files, the userwill have to support the weight of the folder (5) so as to look througheach of the files inside the folder. That is, the user has to use onehand to support the weight of the folder (5) and the other hand to lookthrough the files, which is quite troublesome and labor inefficient.

To overcome the shortcomings, the present invention tends to provide animproved folder to mitigate the aforementioned problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide an improvedfolder having a support formed on a rear side of the folder to stand thefolder.

In order to accomplish the above mentioned objective, the folder has asupport foldably formed on a rear side of the folder and a recessed areadefined in the rear side of the folder to correspond to the free end ofthe support such that after the free end of the support is received inthe recessed area, the folder is able to stand by itself. Thus the useris able to easily review and check all the information stored inside thefolder.

Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention willbecome more apparent from the following detailed description when takenin conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the folder of the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the folder with the support securelyattached to the rear side of the folder;

FIG. 3 is an operational view showing the application of the support tostand the folder;

FIG. 4 is a side plan view showing that the free end of the support isreceived inside the recessed area so as to support the folder in aninclined status; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional folder.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIG. 1, it is noted that the folder in accordance withthe present invention includes a casing (1) and multiple leaves (2)received inside the casing (1). A support (3) is securely provided at arear side of the folder (1). In order to match the provision of thesupport (3), the rear side of the folder (1) is provided with a recessedarea (11) and a male connector (12).

The support (3) has a first seam (31) formed near a first end thereofand a second seam (32) formed on a mediate portion thereof. A femaleconnector (33) is formed on a second end of the support (3) to beopposite to the first end thereof and to correspond to the maleconnector (12).

Taking reference to FIG. 2, it is noted that the first end of thesupport (3) is securely attached to the rear side of the folder (1) viarivets (not numbered) and the female connector (33) is detachablyconnected to the male connector (12), as shown in FIG. 1.

With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, it is noted that when the folder inaccordance with the present invention is in use, the female connector(33) is first detached from the male connector (12) and the second endof the support (3) is received in the recessed area (11) while thefemale connector (33) is functioned as a stop to prevent excessiveextension of the second end of the support (3) into the recessed area(11). In addition, the first seam (31) and the second seam (32) arefolded so that a substantially triangle is formed on the rear side ofthe folder.

Thus the user is able to use the support (3) to stand the folder (1) ona surface of any object. After the folder (1) stands by itself with thesupport (3), the user is able to easily review all the informationreceived inside the folder without sparing a hand to support the weightof the folder anymore.

It is to be understood, however, that even though numerouscharacteristics and advantages of the present invention have been setforth in the foregoing description, together with details of thestructure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrativeonly, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape,size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention tothe full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms inwhich the appended claims are expressed.

1. A folder comprising: a casing with multiple leaves inside the casing;and a support provided at a rear side of the casing to stand the folderon a surface.
 2. The folder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporthas a first end securely connected to the rear side of the casing and asecond end detachably connected to the rear side of the casing so as toform a substantially triangle on the rear side of the folder to standthe folder.
 3. The folder as claimed in claim 2, wherein the casing hasa male connector formed on the rear side of the casing and the supporthas a female connector formed on the second end thereof to correspond tothe male connector such that the second end of the support is able todetachably connect to the casing.
 4. The folder as claimed in claim 1,wherein the support has a first seam formed close to the first endthereof and a second end formed on a mediate portion thereof so that thetriangle is formed on the rear side of the casing by folding the firstseam and the second seam.
 5. The folder as claimed in claim 2, whereinthe support has a first seam formed close to the first end thereof and asecond end formed on a mediate portion thereof so that the triangle isformed on the rear side of the casing by folding the first seam and thesecond seam.
 6. The folder as claimed in claim 3, wherein the supporthas a first seam formed close to the first end thereof and a second endformed on a mediate portion thereof so that the triangle is formed onthe rear side of the casing by folding the first seam and the secondseam.
 7. The folder as claimed in claim 4, wherein the casing furtherhas a recessed area defined in the rear side of the casing to receivethe second end of the support with the female connector functioning as astop to prevent excessive extension of the second end of the supportinto the recessed area.
 8. The folder as claimed in claim 5, wherein thecasing further has a recessed area defined in the rear side of thecasing to receive the second end of the support with the femaleconnector functioning as a stop to prevent excessive extension of thesecond end of the support into the recessed area.
 9. The folder asclaimed in claim 6, wherein the casing further has a recessed areadefined in the rear side of the casing to receive the second end of thesupport with the female connector functioning as a stop to preventexcessive extension of the second end of the support into the recessedarea.